Means of attaching covers to earthen and other vessels



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, T.W. BROWN; -Meens of'A-tteohing Covers to-Eerthen and other Vessels.

d Jan. 25,1881.

N. PETERSI mm-u'rnoemeazn, WASHINGTON- D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS W. BROWN, OF BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS.

' MEANS OF ATTACHING COVERS T0 EARTHEN AND OTHER VESSELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,931, dated January 25, 1881.

Application filed August 21, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. BROWN, of Belmont, Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Means of Attaching Covers to Earthen and OtherVessels; and I do hereby declare that the same are fully described in the following specification, and illustrated in the accom pan-yin g drawings.

The object of this invention is to furnish a simple and inexpensive means of attaching covers to vessels of glass, earthenware, or other kindred material; and it consists in the combination, with a vessel and its cover, of a ring or are, U-shaped in cross-section, which embraces the verge or cover-rest of the vessel, and to which is secured one leaf of the hinge on which the cover swings.

In the drawings, Figurel shows atea-pot to which my improvement is applied. Fig. 2 is a view of the U-shaped ring detached, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a part of Fig. 1.

A is the body of the vessel; B, the metallic or other suitable cover, attached to one leafof the hinge C, while the other leaf is secured to the rim D, which is formed to fit and embrace the verge E of the vessel,',whereby the rim, and with it the cover, is held in place.

The rim D will usually be formed as a ring of sheet metal rolled into shape in a machine, and may be sprung into position before the ends are'united, the arms or flanges of the U extending radially and horizontally outward above and below the verge E, and when in place the soldering on of the hinge may unite the ends of the ring, so that the joint is concealed. If preferred, however, the rim, instead of forming a complete circle, may be an are somewhat more than half a circle in extent, so as to be detachable from the vessel by springing in the ends, and thus reducing the diameter of the rim until its flanges release the verge E. With such construction I usually form a slight protuberance near the end or ends of the arc to facilitate its removal.

The lower leaf of the hinge may be formed integral with the rim D, and the upper leaf may be part of the cover, and all soldering thus avoided.

By means of my invention metallic covers' may be readily and cheaply attached to narrow-mouthed vessels of any kind provided with an inwardly-projecting rib of sufficient extent for the flanged are or ring to engage with.

I claim as of my invention- 1. The combination of a vessel and its cover with a flanged rim adapted to embrace the verge formed inside of the neck of the vessel, whereby the rim and the cover are secured to the vessel, substantially as set forth.

2. Theimprovementin covered vessels herein described, consisting in the U-shaped are or ring D, with flanges above and below the verge formed inside of the neck of the vessel, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

THOMAS W. BROWN.

Witnesses:

E. A. PHELPS, A. H. SPENCER. 

